vicarious

Example Sentences

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There’s a vicarious sort of pleasure in watching somebody do something that you as a viewer think, “I’m way too smart for.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some jurisdictions also recognize “vicarious liability,” meaning the owner of the equipment can be partially liable for harm it causes, especially if the snowblower or plow is mounted on a registered vehicle like a truck.

From MarketWatch

We don’t just go to movies for vicarious adventures.

From Salon

Johnson, squeezed into a wig so tight we get a vicarious headache, has pumped up his deltoids to nearly reach his prosthetic cauliflower ears.

From Los Angeles Times

This begins to explain the sensation of vicarious triumph some of us may be feeling at Markle’s engagement.

From Salon